pdfcreator_rocketfuelinstaller.exe

Verti Technology Group, Inc.

This is the Verti bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application pdfcreator_rocketfuelinstaller.exe by Verti Technology Group has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Verti Setup installer.
Publisher:
Verti Technology Group, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.141.0

MD5:
6cae924f6d0d1ba2c2fa25680a53322b

SHA-1:
43bff66d5ea1cf35baf4c02f62c9cdbec3c58ff6

SHA-256:
ac1413c13c855d601bc25c4a88d8d2fdc391a6d6b864c49c67a0167ec1001109

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:09:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Verti.VertiTec.Bundler (M)
16.6.28.20

File size:
491.8 KB (503,576 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.141.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Verti Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pdfcreator_rocketfuelinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/14/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/15/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Verti Technology Group, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Verti Technology Group, Inc.", L=Bellevue, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2F53536EA4011E81FBFFD28C4B0BEB6F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/14/2013 5:12:47 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/YfM/NCRWq2lYxFg4umPQ/fp5gsGP71PzBoL/xsTkKFYWXO6nuZHsePo:1NeWZlYI4umPQ/fp5gsGP71PzBoL/xsZ

Entry address:
0x2EB0F

Entry point:
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Code size:
281.5 KB (288,256 bytes)

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